He smashed the magma before him with one punch, then charged straight at Akainu.
Akainu's eyes widened. "How is that possible? Who the hell is he?"
Akainu was stunned. Qing Zhi was stunned. Everyone was stunned.
They could hardly believe someone so unremarkable was this strong. Whitebeard's sons, in particular, nearly dropped their jaws.
Marco said, "Hey, hey... Is this for real? Teach, who usually avoids fighting, can actually go toe-to-toe with Akainu?"
Everyone who knew Teach stared in disbelief.
High above, Ren sipped his red wine. "Now that's Teach. The future Blackbeard. He's strong even without a Devil Fruit!"
In the original story, Teach had fought Red-Hair and left three scars on his face. How could he be ordinary? And after Teach stole the Dark-Dark Fruit, Ace wanted revenge. Whitebeard tried to stop him, saying he had a bad feeling. But it wasn't a premonition. Whitebeard knew Ace was no match for Teach.
Now, at the mere mention of the Dark-Dark Fruit, Teach had abandoned his usual restraint and unleashed the strength he had kept hidden. The sudden display stunned everyone!
Boom...
Teach's fist met Akainu's. The terrifying magma and the force of their clash left more than a few people shaken!
"Zehahaha... Is that all the strength you've got, Akainu?" Teach roared, throwing another punch.
Thick Armament Haki coated his fist, as though he could crush the air itself. Akainu turned to magma, shock in his eyes. "Who the hell are you? I've never even heard of you!"
Akainu was astonished. Teach had hidden his strength far too well.
Teach sneered. Pitch-black Armament Haki burned around him like flames as he traded blow after blow with Akainu. Akainu was struggling; Teach was even starting to overpower him.
Akainu grew furious. After fighting Kaido for a day and a